Switzerland is convinced that, despite the difficulties, it is in the interest of Armenia and Turkey to pursue the efforts on the path to normalization, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said in response to the Armenian News-NEWS.am inquiry.

“In this regard, we note that the stimulus of the Zurich Protocols in 2009 has raised the awareness and strengthened the desire for good-neighbourly relations within the two societies. We strongly hope that this process will continue,” the statement reads.

Switzerland, that was a mediator in Armenia-Turkey normalization process, remains committed to support present and future efforts towards normalization between Armenia and Turkey, if such is the wish of the parties.

As reported earlier, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday addressed with a letter to National Assembly (NA) Speaker Galust Sahakyan, and informed him that he has decided to recall the Armenian-Turkish protocols from the parliament.

In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents had to be ratified in both countries’ parliaments. However, in 2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey’s non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Finally Turkey decided to remove the protocols from parliament’s agenda.